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I should add, and should have added earlier, that while there are many, many titles for religious leaders and officiants, I use priest in the article as a general term, as the articles usually talk in general terms about religion, and mainly as I've got stuck in 2nd Edition. :)

This Storyteller’s Vault offering comes with a very experienced pedigree. Not only is there a lot of experience on the writing team, but one of them also worked on the official Sabbat book. FULL DISCLOSURE: I know members of the writing team. After the Camarilla and Anarch books it was hard...

As we mentioned in a previous article, you need not be a priest to follow a religion. So in this article we continue a look at religion in terms of how priests might relate to the religious communities they lead. Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Are Priests Divine? Every faith needs a body of...

I love RPG video games, but they might be causing some sub-optimal habits in our tabletop role playing. So what’s a GM to do about it? Picture courtesy of Pixabay. It's Dangerous to Go Alone. Take This (Advice)! Way back when, video games and RPGs weren’t too different. The video games often...

At the forefront of any discussion of religion in campaigns are the clerics and priests who organise, develop, and spread it. These people are often the PCs. Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Not Everybody’s a Cleric... Religion isn’t just for the holy and it need not be career oriented. There is...

I think it is worth remembering that this new 5e Who isn't replacing the new version of Adventures in Time and Space. There are some people who refuse to play much other than D&D and this brings that setting to them, plus offering a lot of cool new space and time stuff that might not be...

I very much disagree with you on that point. There is nothing depreciatory in that statement. I'm not saying 'religions that worship a god are rubbish' I'm saying defining any religion as 'you just worship a god' is rather simplistic and fails to cover many other religions, as well as rather...

Ah, big subject, and not one I'm sure I'm qualified to answer! Real world religion is tricky to make use of without offending people, but to a certain degree that is true of anything. I think the best option is to remember to respect each religion whether you believe in it or not and if you do...

It’s a very well known model for Religious study. So Google ‘Ninian Smart 7 dimensions and you’ll get a host of sites and discussion.

Dr. Ninian Smart’s Seven Dimensional model of Religion is an excellent tool for world building and crafting your own religions. This article introduces the seven dimensions and how to use them in your game. Picture courtesy of Pixabay. What’s a Religion, Anyway? The problem with defining...

Religion is a powerful force in any culture and difficult to ignore when creating a gaming setting. Here's some things to consider when incorporating religions into your campaign. Picture courtesy of Pixabay. The Question of Gods When we look at religion from a gaming perspective, the most...

Dune from Modiphius... Ah, sorry, force of habit :)

You know what can really derail a game? Making a character that conflicts with the guidelines the GM created for the campaign. Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Some Guidelines Now, I should say up front that I don’t think the GM should be able to make the guidelines so tight they may as well just...

Hopefully you are gearing up for a horror game this festive season. Here’s how I do it. Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Having previously discussed safety tools, it’s time to look at the other side of the coin, making the game scarier. I should add that this doesn’t mean these articles conflict...

In this season of horror games it is worth considering whether you might find safety tools useful for your Halloween game, given it’s the time to run something scary. Let’s investigate whether their inclusion might be worthwhile for your group by addressing the common concerns about safety...

While there are many games with interesting and clever rules, there are few that introduce new concepts and ways to play. Ars Magica stands out as offering not one but three RPG innovations that were new to me when I first picked up the game in around 1992 in its second edition. The basic...

They have all the options on their store: https://shop.emberwindgame.com/ Most books are available as just book, just pdf or book +pdf, you just need to select what looks like different pack shots on the left to get the different options on each product page. (although this doesn't seem to work...

Conventions are great places to find gems you might not have seen in the sweeping ocean that is the internet. Emberwind was one of those for me and since picking up a copy a few years ago the line has gradually expanded with another two adventures and a system book. The first thing to grab me...

I should be clearer that I'm not suggesting 2D20 is special for having beanie points. They are pretty commonplace in any rpg. What is rare that 2D20 does is make them much easier to acquire and quicker to spend as they are not a random GM award but a commonplace bonus. The difficulty 0 roll is...

LOL, your middle point is ironically one of my most loathed rules :) For me, I detest the 'unspent story points become your XP' as it penalizes players for using points to make a more interesting story, or makes them hoard them so they don't lose out in advancement. Hate it with a fiery passion...